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STENCIL HOLDER. No. 277,201., Patented May 8,1883.

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JOHN WILLIAM BENNETT, OF HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TOCHARLES HENRY BENNETT, OF SAME PLACE. v

STENCIL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 277,201, dated May 8,1883,

Application filed October 9, 1882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN W. BENNETT, ofHalifax, in the Province of Nova Scotia and Dominion of Canada, haveinvented a new and Improved Stencil-Holder, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a device adapted forconveniently holding stencil-plates, so as to allow of their beinginserted and. removed to form any particular name or address, as may berequired; also for holding permanent stencil-plates of any form orshape.

The invention consists in a holder composed of two slottedclamping-plates, between which the letters are held so as to be flushwith the lower face of the bottom plate, and provided with a handle, ashereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved stencil-holder with a partbroken out. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same.

A B are two plates, preferably made of metal of suitable length andwidth, and provided with one or more longitudinal slots, a a, of theshape and form required.- These plates are provided with flanges c attheir ends, and the upper plate, A, is made slightly shorter than thelower plate, B, so that it will set closely down thereon. It made ofthin sheet metal, the upper plate may be strengthened by strips orflanges cl along the edges of its slot. The flanges c of the upperplate, A, are extended upward to receive the handle D, which serves as aconvenient means for holding the device. The upper plate is alsoprovided with lugs f at its ends, which extend through slots formed inthe flange c of the'lower plate, and serve as a means for guiding andretaining the upper plate. Upon the side flanges of the upper plate aresprings g, which are formed at their lower ends with pins h, forentering holes 1', formed in the flanges c c of the two plates, forretaining the plates in either position-- that is to say, separated, asshown in Fig. l, or when moved together to clamp the stencilplate.

(Model-l The stencil-plates shown at khave their ends bent or offset, sothat when they are placed upon the lower plate the ends will rest uponthe same at the sides of the slot, while the middle portion, having uponit the'letter, projects downward into the slot, so as to be flush withthe bottom of the plate B.

In using the holder the upper ends of the springs g are to be pressedinward, thereby disengaging the pins h, and allowing the lower plate todrop down the distance allowed by the lugsf. The stencil-plates can thenbe inserted in the proper order, after which the two plates are to bebrought together, so as to clamp the stencil-plates, in which positionthe plates A B are held by the plus it. The stencil can now be used, theslot in the upper plate, A, allowing of the brush being passed over theplate. Usually there will be two slots to in the plates for two rows ofstencil-plates, so that both the name and address may be set up, and inthat case the handle will come be-' tween the two slots, so that theyare easily accessible; but in case there should be only one slot theflanges 0 may be bent at one side,

'so that the handle shall notbe in the way.

This holder serves to retain the stencil-plates firmly clamped, so thatthereis no risk of their bending or buckling up.

The holder may be made ofany suitable material and in any desired form.When constructed for holding permanently a stencil-plate of-any form,size, or character-such as are used for marking barrel'headsthe plates AB are to be made of the same form and size as the stencil, and made withstraight, curved, diamond, or other shaped slot, as may be required. The

upper plate, A, is to be secured upon the lower n one by screws orsimilar devices, the end flanges and other parts shown not beingrequired. The stencilplate will thus be held in a firm and substantialmanner, so that it will be much more durable and lasting, besides beingmore convenient for use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to securebyLetters Paten t- 1. In a stencil-holder, the combination of twocorrespondingly-slotted plates, A B, having upwardly-projecting endflanges, c, the

plate A being shorter than and fitting between with pins h, incombination with the clamptheflanges of plate B, as shown and described.ing-plates A B, having end flanges, c, substan- 2. In stencil-holdersthe combination of the tially as shown and described. two slotted platesA B, provided with end JOHN \VILLIAM BENNETT. 5 flanges, c, and guidesf,substantially as shown YVitnesses:

and described. JAMES H. BROWN, -3. In stencil-holders, the springs g,provided COLLINS ELLIOT.

